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Alexandre O. Philippe
Alexandre O. Philippe is a Swiss American film director whose films include the documentaries ''Doc of the Dead'', ''The People vs. George Lucas'', and ''78/52''. Philippe is Creative Director and co-owner of Denver-based Cinema Vertige and his most recent commissioned work for the City of Denver garnered four Heartland Emmy Awards. Career Phillippe received a MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has directed several narrative and documentary shorts, including ''Left'', ''the Spot'' and ''Inside'', which screened at over 70 international film festivals, and won several awards. ''Left'' was the first film to have been recorded, edited and mixed at 192 kHz/24-bit for Dolby’s process of lossless encoding in TrueHD 5.1 surround sound technology, and was honoured by the Akira Kurosawa Foundation in Japan. ''The People vs. George Lucas'' was his third feature documentary, after ''Chick Flick'' (about Mike the Headless Chicken) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational Christianity, non-denominational all-male institution near New York City Hall, City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan. NYU is one of the largest private universities in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students in 2021. It is one of the most applied-to schools in the country and admissions are considered selective. NYU's main campus in New York City is organized into ten undergraduate schools, including the New York University College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. Born in Manhattan, Perkins began his career as a teenager in summer stock theater, summer stock programs, although he acted in films before his time on Broadway theatre, Broadway. His first film, ''The Actress'', co-starring Spencer Tracy and Jean Simmons and directed by George Cukor, was an overall disappointment, prompting Perkins to return to theatre. He made his Broadway debut in the Elia Kazan-directed ''Tea and Sympathy (play), Tea and Sympathy'' (1953)'','' in which he played Tom Lee, a "sissy" who is "cured" by the right woman. He was praised for the role, and after it closed, he turned to Hollywood cinema, Hollywood once more, starring in ''Friendly Persuasion (1956 film), Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) with Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire, which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best New Actor of the Year and a nomination for the Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can Call Me Bill
In Modern English, the word "''you''" is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto-Germanic demonstrative base , from Proto-Indo-European (second-person plural pronoun). Old English had singular, dual, and plural second-person pronouns. The dual form was lost by the twelfth century, and the singular form was lost by the early 1600s. The development is shown in the following table. Early Modern English distinguished between the plural ' and the singular '. As in many other European languages, English at the time had a T–V distinction, which made the plural forms more respectful and deferential; they were used to address strangers and social superiors. This distinction ultimately led to familiar ''thou'' becoming obsolete in modern English, although it persists in some English dialects. ''Yourself'' had de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynch/Oz
''Lynch/Oz'' is a 2022 American documentary film directed and written by Alexandre O. Philippe that explores the influence of the film ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1939) on the American filmmaker David Lynch. Synopsis ''Lynch/Oz'' examines the influence of the 1939 Victor Fleming-directed film ''The Wizard of Oz'' on the work of American filmmaker David Lynch. The concept for the film originates from a response Lynch gave during a Q&A panel at the 2001 New York Film Festival following a screening of his film '' Mulholland Drive''. When asked about the impact of Fleming's film on his work, Lynch said, "There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about ''The Wizard of Oz''." ''Lynch/Oz'' attempts to reevaluate the filmmaker's extended filmography within this enduring influence, from his very first short film, ''The Alphabet'' (1969), to his latest series, '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (2017). The film was officially described as an exploration of "one of the most fascinating puzzles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Origins Of Alien
''Memory: The Origins of Alien'' is a 2019 documentary film that traces the origins of the film '' Alien'' (1979). Directed and written by Alexandre O. Philippe and produced by Kerry Deignan Roy, the documentary delves into the history of the classic science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. It focuses on the idea that film is "a collective art form – not just the wider circle of writers, performers and technicians beyond the director, but in the case of the truly great films, serendipitous access to a deeper collective unconscious", tracing the connections from H. P. Lovecraft to Francis Bacon to the Greek Furies. The film was nominated for Audience Award in the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival. Synopsis ''Memory: The Origins of Alien'' explores the origins of director Ridley Scott's film '' Alien'' (1979). The film includes original story notes, rejected designs and storyboards, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marli Renfro
Marli Renfro (born April 3, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former showgirl, model, Playboy cover girl and actress. She was the body double for Janet Leigh in the shower scene of the 1960 film '' Psycho''. Early career Renfro, described as a free spirit with a lifelong commitment to nudism, appeared in many men's magazines including ''Ace'', ''Adam'', ''Beau'', ''Dude'', ''Escapade'', ''Follies'', ''Gala'' and '' Modern Man''. She also appeared on the cover of the September 1960 edition of ''Playboy''. Renfro spent some time working as a showgirl in Las Vegas, and also worked as a Playboy Bunny. Film career Unperturbed by working nude, Renfro was hired as the body double for the actress Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film '' Psycho''. She was paid $500. The shower scene in ''Psycho'' is considered one of the most famous scenes in cinema history. It features more than 50 camera cuts in three minutes and took six days to film. Although nudity is impli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Murawski
Bob Murawski (born June 14, 1964) is an American film editor. He was awarded the 2010 Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on ''The Hurt Locker'', which he shared with his wife, fellow editor Chris Innis. He often works with film director Sam Raimi, having edited the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy, '' Oz the Great and Powerful'', and ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness''. Murawski is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors,American Cinema Editors - Official web site and is (with Sage Stallone) the co-founder of Grindhouse Releasing, an acclaimed film distribution company specializing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Innis
Christina Jean "Chris" Innis is an American film editor. She was awarded the 2010 Academy Award, BAFTA, and ACE awards for "Best Film Editing" on the film '' The Hurt Locker'' shared with co-editor, Bob Murawski. She is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and has served as an associate director on the board. Early life Innis was born and raised in San Diego, California, the daughter of architect Donald Innis and his wife, teacher and floral designer Virginia. Chris Innis moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where she graduated from U.C. Berkeley, majoring in film studies. While a student at Cal Berkeley, Innis interned for several San Francisco production companies, including the commercial company owned and operated by cinematographer Ron Eveslage. Career highlights Innis completed post-graduate film studies at The California Institute of the Arts and received a MFA degree in filmmaking. During this time, Innis edited music videos featuring rappers I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Murch
Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. His work includes '' THX 1138'', ''Apocalypse Now'', '' The Godfather I'', '' II'', and '' III'', '' American Graffiti'', '' The Conversation'', ''Ghost'' and '' The English Patient'', with three Academy Award wins (from nine nominations: six for picture editing and three for sound mixing). For his work on ''Apocalypse Now'', Murch was the first person to receive a credit as "Sound Designer." Murch was also the editor and re-recording mixer of '' Apocalypse Now Redux''. In 1998, producer Rick Schmidlin chose Murch as his editor for the restoration of Orson Welles's '' Touch of Evil''. Murch is the author of a popular book on film editing, '' In the Blink of an Eye'', and is the subject of Michael Ondaatje's book '' The Conversations''. Famed movie critic Roger Ebert called Murch "the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema." David Thomson calls Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Kusama
Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), for which she won Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film ''Æon Flux (film), Æon Flux'' (2005), based on the Æon Flux, animated series of the same name created by Peter Chung, and the horror comedy film ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009). After working extensively in television, Kusama directed the horror film ''The Invitation (2015 film), The Invitation'' (2015), a segment in the horror anthology film ''XX (film), XX'' (2017), and the crime drama film ''Destroyer (2018 film), Destroyer'' (2018). Kusama currently serves as a director and executive producer on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime survival horror thriller series ''Yellowjackets (TV series), Yellowjackets'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
